One Sethji (rich man) was working hard to settle his accounts. Something was not right. The numbers were not matching. If the accounts did not settle, there was a possibility of a loss. Hence the Sethji was trying hard to find the missing link.
It was late evening and the Sethji did not have dinner. His wife asked him many times when he would like to eat. But he continued to ignore her. His mind was really disturbed due to the problem in his accounts.
As it grew darker and late, his wife asked the maid to take the food to his room and put some sweet (kheer) on his lips. When he would get the taste, Sethji would feel hungry and would eat.
The maid did as instructed. But Sethji was not budged by this too.
He said - OK, OK! Please leave. Don't you see that my account is not settling.
Moral of the story
This story was narrated by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj to make us understand that just like the Sethji, how important it is for the devotees to save every spiritual rupee of their Sadhana to attain God.
He mentioned that people do not become Ambanis as Tatas in a day. They do three things -
1. They work hard to earn more.
2. They minimize their expenditures.
3. They do not allow any losses as much as possible.
In the same way, the devotees also need to do three things -
1. Work hard on their Sadhana as much as possible.
2. Prevent exposure of the world as much as may be possible. Prevent feelings of love and hate in the world.
3. Protect themselves from kusang.
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